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Painting is a visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" [1] or "support"). [2] The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used.
The Art of Painting (Dutch: Allegorie op de schilderkunst), also known as The Allegory of Painting, or Painter in his Studio, is a 17th-century oil on canvas painting by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. It is owned by the Austrian Republic and is on display in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
- 120 cm × 100 cm (47 in × 39 in)
- Johannes Vermeer
- c. 1666–1668
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In the Western tradition, the three classical branches of visual art are painting, sculpture, and architecture. [7] Theatre, dance, and other performing arts, as well as literature, music, film and other media such as interactive media, are included in a broader definition of the arts.
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Painting as a fine art means applying paint to a flat surface (as opposed for example to painting a sculpture, or a piece of pottery), typically using several colours. Prehistoric painting that has survived was applied to natural rock surfaces, and wall painting, especially on wet plaster in the fresco technique was a major form until recently.
Artwork: East Asian art · Literary illustrations · Paintings · Sculpture · Others. The Abduction of Europa, by Rembrandt. The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis, by Rembrandt. The Wounded Angel, by Hugo Simberg. The Blind Girl, by John Everett Millais. The Gross Clinic, by Thomas Eakins.